When you wake up one morning with more than your share of gluten free sourdough starter … you get creative!
I’d already made a delicious recipe for gluten free Sourdough Banana Bread, but my son has been asking for gluten free pancakes lately, so I thought, “why not?” These fluffy gluten free sourdough pancakes did not disappoint, with everyone in the household reaching in for their share.
It’s truly the gift that keeps giving to have a gluten free sourdough starter in your life. I highly recommend it. Check out my post all about the care and feeding and birthing of a gluten free sourdough starter if you’re not there yet.
It makes delicious gluten free sourdough breads of every kind possible with a sourdough twist, and of course, it makes recipes like these scrumptious gluten free sourdough pancakes easy to make within minutes.
In today’s case, I had my gluten free starters in the fridge for several days and it was time to feed them, so I’d brought them out yesterday and given them just one feeding, intending to keep one out for baking bread today and to put the others back in the refrigerator but … I forgot. So when I woke up this morning, my proverbial gluten free sourdough starter cup had overfloweth.
I’ve been so impressed with how sourdough starter has responded to my gfJules Corn-Free Multigrain Biscuit & Breakfast Baking Flour, this morning’s abundant activity being yet another example. The active cultures are just loving this flour.
I chose to make the pancake batter itself with my original gfJules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour, but it could also just as easily be made with this corn-free blend, just note the weight difference between the flours if you’re weighing your ingredients.
Enjoy this easy, one bowl recipe for gluten free sourdough pancakes anytime you have some extra starter on hand and just can’t bear to throw away the discard!
Fluffy Gluten Free Sourdough Pancakes Recipe
Fluffy Gluten Free Sourdough Pancakes
Gluten free sourdough pancakes are the perfect use for extra gluten free sourdough starter! Adding a tangy twist with starter makes these pancakes extra fluffy!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (169 grams) gfJules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour OR (175 grams) gfJules Corn-Free Multigrain Biscuit & Breakfast Baking Flour
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar or unrefined coconut palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs (or egg substitutes here)
- 1 cup milk of choice (I used almond milk)
- 1/4 cup (56 grams) melted butter or vegan butter (I used Miyoko's Creamery Cultured Vegan Butter)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups active gluten free sourdough starter or discard*
Instructions
- Bring eggs, milk and butter to room temperature.
- In a batter or mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (gfJules Flour, sugar, baking powder & soda, salt).
- Add warmed eggs, milk, melted butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Fold in the gluten free sourdough starter gently until integrated. Do not overmix.
- Heat skillet or pan to medium. If needed, add a small pat of butter and allow it to melt across pan.
- Spoon approximately 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot pan and cook until bubbles form, then gently flip to cook the other side. Each side should cook approximately 2-3 minutes, depending on size of the pancake and the heat of the pan.
- Serve warm with fruit and pure maple syrup or a dusting of confectioner's sugar.
Notes
If you'd like to make the batter the night before, add these ingredients to a bowl and stir well:
- GF sourdough starter
- gfJules Flour
- sugar
- milk
Cover the bowl and leave out on the counter overnight to ferment.
The next morning, add room temperature eggs, vanilla, melted butter, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Cook and serve as directed.
*gluten free sourdough starter discard may be used for this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 147Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 33mgSodium 287mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gSugar 5gProtein 5g
Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.
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Hey there! My gf kiddo loves blueberry pancakes. Would this recipe allow this as an addition?
Hi Kimberlee, yes, absolutely! I’ve added blueberries to this batter with yummy success. ENJOY!
~jules